The Opelousas courier., 1887-10-29
Police Jury Proceedings.

OpsLoUsAs, La, 10th Oct: 1887.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
Present A. Perrodiu, r. d. Littell, D. r
Saizan, e. Dubuisson. S. Haas, Il. Young and
NJ. Carron~ ~
The realizing of the minutes of last meeting
was dispensed with. ~
A untition from the residents of Cnulee Gro
che was read, asking for a new road to start
from near Abraham Smith and terminate near
GINS. Delahoussaye on the Opelousas aud AGA
din road.
On motion the petition was granted and
Messrs. Gus. Delahoussaye, Gus. Richard,
Francois Miller. Z6phirin Leger, Aephlrln
Thibodeau, Louis Sybille and Simon Leger,
were appointed q committeeto lay off the road
| az prayed foEs provided that 10 right OF way
| shall be demanded of the parish.
The petition of severa! residents OIL Fralrle
des Femmes, which was read ut the last meet,
ing asking for a hog law, was again read ana
Granted, the petition prays that the hogs be
nnnt allowed to run at large on the following
territory, viz: from Marks bridge following
| Coulee Bonrbeuse along the lines OF joseph
| Meche and Frozard up to Ba5ou E%usililerr,
and from Bayou Fusiliier following trozaros
line mn TO BAYOU Bourbeux between j. +. d
D. e. Hi~gginbotham. Resolved further that
this hog law is to take effect from the 1st OF
January. 1888. The committee discharged.
The committee appointed to examine tbat
mart of the Vile Plate and Washington ROAD
recently changed by Jesse Maiprou1, anu aa,
work and estimated the damage ut az Twelve
doIlarsl for the right of way, which estimate
, 10 aceepted by said Malbroux. On motion the
:. report was accepted and the M as
: charged. .ba oon.
tract TO build a ieyee and bridge over the Bihm
i n,arah. reported that the contract was SOLO 70
i Edonard and Ernest Dejean for the sum OF
! ono hundred and twenty dollars and that Inc
work was accepted by them Wien om at h.
q tiOn the report was aceepteo anu '"'
tee discharged. ,eo-
p,aouEm1sE Po1.r, Oct. 10th, 1887:
r., tta Hon. President and members, Ponce
Jury of st. Landry ~;ng
We the Undersigned citizens OF REMAINING
part of 18th justice ward, and borders ol ~
fatb and 10th Justice wards, do most respect
fnily ask. that your Hon. body grant us q Jus
i, .;cs's ward to be known as the 18th justice
~ ward. wing within the following boundaries
> beginning at the north east corner OF sectioI
10 Garland. ct. Young, Miller, to the north-eas
!; corner of land belonging to J. 3. Mccoy
y thanca east between land Of George Ira1I
= McCoy. Alexandra Miller, ]. O. Bronson, =
n n. Young, huston Young, Simon Blocn; u
IA Chachere, W. u. Price, Pr4jean, AIPnons
y, yantre. Mrs. Don Louis Richard, Iheogen
Richard. Thompson Bihm, GUstave Blegas
Ang CarriAre; thence north between ianas y
eu Au9. Carriare, OnieI preiean, Mrs. Lastie z
tra and Thompeon Bihm to the public road
f%ollogipg said road east, between lands :
lFoster. Ssyern PrSjean and onezime Mech
to the north corner Of lands belonging to JeN
80 stt: thence east, following Jewetts mort!
~ eeoss l;na TO Arthur Simon, Alfred Pavy,
mon Bellard, Perdell, Eugene Carriere, v
ish mont, AIcide Pitre, Eugene Richard, Jr., u
to ses Landry, Lucius David, Ola LaysFgn
Of Mrs. Jsen Gay, Jean Gssy, jos; ChaeheEpe ac !
an andre, Liable end Cnaeners' ~ + W War
axe Louis Bourque and Ware, John Smith al q,
Of Louis Chariot and Bourque, Jean FispRE aI
emit and Bourque, to the south corner sn n. q hi line. /
que's land thence wss esq.,. ~ "a and Jos. Bloc